A North Yorkshire hospitality business is broadening its offer with the acquisition of a historic village pub.
Organisations from across the North East’s health and life sciences sector are being urged to have their say on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The North East Pharma, HealthTech and Life Sciences Pulse of the Industry Survey (2025), delivered by Square One Law in partnership with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), aims to take a “temperature check” of the industry and has returned for a second year.
Many businesses feel that the Employment Rights Bill is something they can deal with closer to the time. After all, most changes won’t come into effect until 2026/2027. However, the decisions businesses make right now will determine how they can continue to grow, hire and mitigate risk in the years to come. This change does not make hiring impossible, it makes bad hiring expensive.
Hay & Kilner have advised client Smart Works North East on the successful lease of its new premises in Newcastle, marking an important milestone in the charity’s continued growth in the region.
Platvix, an investment intelligence platform for VCs and startups designed to streamline the investment process, Platvix announced the launch of Build Studios (AI Cohort), an equity-free, 10-week programme built for the new reality of startup-building, where AI has democratised execution and speed is no longer the advantage on its own.
Highly regarded in the industry for their legal advice for all aspects of personal and business life, Richard Reed Solicitors are pleased to announce the imminent launch of a series of new client and community-focused events in 2026.
Greener Solutions Group is celebrating the progression of Covid Kickstart recruits Lewis Tomaselli, Ryan Cotcher and Natalie Irwin, who joined the company in 2021 and are now in are in key roles.
Growth ambitions remain strong for North East entrepreneurs, with seventy percent of Entrepreneurs’ Forum members expecting turnover growth in 2026, according to the latest member survey.
Work is officially underway to redevelop a six-acre former steel plant on Brenda Road, Hartlepool, marking the start of a multi-million-pound project that will bring one of the north’s leading steel specialists to the town.
A North East-based appliance repair company has reported an uptick in turnover, with adjusted EBITDA nearly doubling, as job volumes increased.
